Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State, yesterday, led a high powered delegation of top Ijaw leaders and traditional rulers to condole with the Sultan òf Sokoto and people of the state on the death of former President Shehu Shagari.

Dickson described Shagari as a great statesman and leader who belonged to the generation of leaders that designed a progressive alliance between the North and the South-South, especially the Ijaw nation, which was mutually beneficial to the country.

The governor in a statement by his Special Adviser, Media Relations, Mr. Fidelis Soriwei, said Shagari would be remembered for his uncommon capacity for inclusive and responsive governance and the roads and bridges he built in the Niger Delta as President.